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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Philip see a hanged man when he was just a boy?
(a) Rose and Crown Inn.
(b) Florence, Italy.
(c) Four Turnings.
(d) Bodmin Fair.

2. Where did Philip go to university?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Nottingham.
(d) Oxford.

3. Why does Philip think Louise is more perceptive than her father after he shares his suspicions about Rachel with Nick Kendall?
(a) Because Louise is his own age, and he thinks his godfather is getting old.
(b) Because Louise says her father's mind is starting to slip.
(c) Because Louise is a woman, so she would understand women better.
(d) Because Philip has always thought Louise to be very intelligent.

4. What is the feeling at Philip's house on the day of Rachel's arrival?
(a) A feeling of excitement.
(b) A feeling of impending doom.
(c) A feeling of unrest.
(d) A feeling of joy.

5. What strikes Philip as the only thing that is large about Rachel when he first meets her?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her nose.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip do with Ambrose's letters after Rachel reads them?

2. How old was Philip when he came to live with Ambrose?

3. What trait of Rachel's does Ambrose praise in his initial letters to Philip about her?

4. What does Louise bring for Rachel's room?

5. Why did Ambrose dismiss Philip's nurse when he was a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Philip give Rachel for not hating her now that he has met her?

2. What does Rainaldi tell Philip the doctors said was the cause of Ambrose's strange behavior before his death?

3. Why was Philip raised by Ambrose?

4. What does Rachel do that impresses Philip while she and Philip are out riding the estate?

5. Why does Ambrose tell Philip that Tom Jenkyn had no excuse for killing his wife?

6. Why was Louise excited about the idea of Ambrose returning to the estate with a wife?

7. Why does Philip feel ashamed of his feelings when Ambrose wrote to say he was engaged?

8. How did Ambrose say that Rachel is related to the Ashley family?

9. What does Philip find striking about the portrait he sees hanging in Aunt Phoebe's rooms before Rachel comes?

10. Why did Ambrose start travelling during the winter months?

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